Arts & Entertainment
Honoring Bessie Smith: A Unique and Special Event at The Cabot
This unique and special event to honor Bessie is taking place on December 4th in Beverly with an amazing cast of performers lined up.
BEVERLY, MA--The Cabot, which is getting ready to celebrate its 100th Birthday in 2020, is presenting Honoring Bessie Smith, The Empress of The Blues Tuesday, December 4 at 8 pm. Musician and Beverly resident, Paula Cole is the Artistic Director for this unique and remarkable event, produced by Danny Melnick, President of Absolutely Live Entertainment.
The evening will be hosted by investigative reporter Phillip Martin of WGBH, Boston Globe columnist and WBUR commentator, Renée Graham, Cabot Executive Director Casey Soward and others.
The Cabot is located at 286 Cabot Street in Beverly, Massachusetts. Tickets are on sale no at TheCabot.org. For more information, email: info@thecabot.org or call: 978.927.3100.
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VIP Tickets for $1000.00 include a four course dinner and cocktails at Beverly's newest culinary oasis, Ellis Square Social, an inscription on a new balcony seat and premium seating at the concert. Friends of The Cabot tickets priced at $600.00, include an inscription on a new balcony seat and preferred seating at the concert. Orchestra & Front Balcony seats are $84.50; Balcony Seats, $59.50 - $72.50.
Paula Cole has assembled a one-of-a-kind, stellar program which will feature herself and Doyle Bramhall II, Terri Lyne Carrington, Shemekia Copeland, Dom Flemons, Nona Hendryx, Meshell Ndegeocello and The Western Den. Each artist will perform one Bessie Smith song and one song of their own as well.
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"As a former Rockport and now Beverly resident, I've known The Cabot as a community theater my whole life. From magic shows to movie nights and now to its amazing concerts, The Cabot transports us to another time. Now it is on the cusp of becoming a world-class theater, one of just 250 silent movie and vaudeville survivors. I am bringing some of the most compelling and diverse musicians to the North Shore of Massachusetts, together at The Cabot, in performance to honor the music heroine, the legacy - Bessie Smith - as we help a theater transform intobecoming a lasting, iconic venue," noted Paula Cole.